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I remember I wasn't much older than four - maybe five, at the most
AmDGD
the go-to-school mornings were colder - no such thing as a bus
GDGG7C
our mother'd be searching for schoolbags and combing our hair the wrong way
AmDG
As she buttered our toast and buttoned our coats, here's what my mother would say
Chorus
GDGG7C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
AmDGD
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
GDGG7C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
AmDG
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
GDGG7C
I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day
AmDGD
But he thought no-one there would be carin', for he'd been so long away
GDGG7C
To stop a tear drop in his coffee, he gave his old whiskers a tug
AmD
And I knew that he'd give all he needed to live
G
For a big welcome-home-again hug
Chorus
GDGG7C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
AmDGD
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
GDGG7C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
AmDG
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
GDGG7C
There's a doctor who lives out in China, a master of medical arts
AmDGD
They tell me that there is no finer in curing all defective parts
GDGG7C
He says that the very best treatment - the only truly safe drug
AmD
The only elixir that surely will fix you
G
Is a big warm, old-fashioned hug
Chorus
GDGG7C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
AmDGD
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
GDGG7C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
AmDG
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
GDGG7C
And when Adam was cast from the garden and feeling that life was unfair
AmDGD
his temper was starting to harden when Eve said "I've nothing to wear"
GDGG7C
But God in his mercy looked kindly, He gave his wide shoulders a shrug
AmD
I'll give human kind a small piece of my mind
G
And so he created the hug
Chorus
GDGG7C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
AmDGD
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
GDGG7C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
AmDG
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
GDGG7C
A letter can bring consolation, a phone call can brighten the night
AmDGD
In the midst of great aggravation, they can put at least some things to right
GDGG7C
But when your heart feels like it's breaking, your life slipping down past the plug
AmD
And you feel like a ghost, the thing you want most
G
Is someone to give you a hug
Chorus
GDGG7C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
AmDGD
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
GDGG7C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
AmDG
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all